Saxophonist Moreira Chonguiça's award is in recognition of his artistic work in Mozambique, Africa and France in particular. Moreira Chonguiça joins Malangatana Valente Ngwenha, photojournalist Ricardo Rangel, writer Mia Couto, singer Mingas and the Director of the Kinani Festival, Quito Tembe, other figures in Mozambican arts and letters...
Mozambicans Malangatana (1936-2011) and Bertina Lopes (1924-2012) have been "called up" to the 60th international exhibition, the Venice Biennale, curated by Brazilian Adriano Pedrosa. The event, entitled Foreigners Everywhere, will include around 322 artists from different corners of the world who have not yet taken part in the event, although they have already exhibited...
The writer Mia Couto was nominated on Tuesday (16) for the Dublin Literary Prize, thanks to the work "The Horizon Drinker" translated into English by David Brookshaw. The work was nominated by the National Library of Mozambique. "The Horizon Drinker" is the third book in the trilogy "The Emperor's Sands", the French edition of which has already...
After more than two weeks at the top of today's most-watched films on Netflix, the movie that generated an unprecedented wave of criticism has just been overtaken. But not just any movie. It's Rebel Moon, a feature film that represented the streaming platform's biggest investment of 2023. So...
Hundreds of readers from the Mozambican capital flock to the world's largest floating library, which is moored in Maputo harbor. Officially opened this Wednesday, the library has more than five thousand works on a variety of subjects. This is the second time that the Logos Hope has visited Mozambique, the first being...
Céline Dion can no longer control the muscles in her body. The revelation was made by the Canadian singer's sister, Claudette, in an interview with Canada's 7 Jours newspaper. According to her sister, some people have lost hope because this is a disease that is not widely known. "If you only knew how many calls we get at the Foundation asking for...
After more than two weeks battling liver complications, South African singer Zahara (real name Bulelwa Mkutukana) lost her life at the age of 35 in a private hospital in Johannesburg this Monday evening, shortly before 9pm. Zahara was admitted to hospital last month after falling ill. At the time, the press...
Angolan singer Bonga received the "Grand Prix des Musiques du Monde" [World Music Grand Prize] last Thursday in Paris, awarded by SACEM [Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers]. The French professional association describes him as a "leading figure in Angolan music" who "gives full meaning to the plural notion of...
Ford has announced that the Ford Ranger 2024 model has broken a pre-sale record by selling 400 vehicles in four hours, according to the Brazilian press. In around 30 minutes, 250 vehicles were ordered. The first 200 pickup trucks should reach their owners in February 2024. The second batch should be completed by...
A study by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has detected a rare and unstable mineral called plumbonacrite in two works by Leonardo Da Vinci, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. The rare compound was detected by a group of French scientists using X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy....